Police Charge 2 In Theft from Severna Park Fire Scene

Anne Arundel County police have charged two people after they reportedly stole property from a Severna Park home that recently caught fire.

At 12:25 p.m. on Oct. 22, officers responded to a home in the 500 block of Saint Martins Lane in Severna Park to follow up on a previous theft, according to a release.

Brian Mayers, of the Anne Arundel County Fire Department’s Fire Marshal Division, was conducting a follow-up investigation in reference to a fire that broke out at the location on Saturday. The blaze caused about $40,000 in damage to a home that was under construction at the time.

As Mayers was investigating, he noticed a silver pick up truck parked at the scene, and said an unknown male and female were taking scrap metal from the construction site. They then got into the truck and drove away.

Mayers followed the suspects and contacted police, according to a release.

Officers stopped the pick up truck at the intersection of Veterans Highway and Benfield Road in Millersville. Both suspects were arrested and charged with theft under $100 and theft over $100, according to police.

The stolen property, two steal support beams and assorted metal ducting, were found in the pick up truck and returned to the site.

See Also:

• Fire Destroys Severna Park Home